The research potential of mental-health social workers: A qualitative study of the views of senior mental-health service managers

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-71

  McCrae, Niall ^a   Murray, Joanna ^a   Huxley, Peter ^a,b,c   Evans, Sherrill ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Social Care Section

^c Health Services Research Department

Author keywords

Integrated services; Mental health; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 13844277083     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bch162     Document Type: Review

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